[danielvaughn]

lol I'm more speaking to reliability than the quality of the interface. git and ffmpeg are not exactly known for the most intuitive API surface, but I don't think I've ever encountered a bug with them in my 17 years. That's a pretty extraordinary thing when you think about it.

[Pxtl]

Fair point. My problem with git is actually mostly the flaw in the object model itself, more than the dismal API. The fundamental mismatch between "to get a clean history you have to edit/destroy history with squashes and rebases and whatnot" and "editing history destroys the ability to do comparisons of two branches, which basically ruins half of git's functionality from top to bottom when you encounter that problem".

Like even the basic question of "hey did I already merge this branch?" becoming unknowable if you autosquash-on-merge is just nasty.

I've got a million ideas on what the "correct" fix for that problem might be, but imho it's a flaw deep in the heart of git that creates a massive amount of pain.

But I'll give it credit for being rock solid and blazing fast, as you say.